A mother was killed and her two children were injured after police said her vehicle veered across a median and struck oncoming traffic Friday afternoon in Anne Arundel County.The multi-vehicle crash happened on Route 295.The victim has been identified as Katherine K. Grooms, 41, of Fort Washington. She was pronounced dead at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Her children, Stephen, 9, and Gabril, 1 month, were taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in unknown condition.A second driver injured, Eric Hause, 50, of Severn, was taken to Harbor Hospital, where he is still undergoing treatment. A third driver, identified as Jakin Rankin, 33, of Lanham, said he was not injured but his three children, Elijah, 5, Serena, 8, and Javiah, 10, were taken to St. Agnes Hospital. The preliminary investigation indicates Grooms was driving a 2008 Honda Accord southbound on Rt. 295 when, for unknown reasons, her car veered across the grass median and entered the fast lane of northbound Route 295. Hause was driving a 2010 Freightliner box truck northbound on Route 295 when the Honda entered his lane. The Honda and truck struck head-on. The box truck rolled onto its side and struck a northbound 2004 Buick driven by Rankin, police said.Two other vehicles traveling northbound were struck by debris from the initial crash. The drivers of those vehicles were not injured, and those two vehicles were eventually driven from the scene. Police said Grooms was wearing a seat belt, as was her 9-year-old son. The infant was secured in a child safety seat. Investigators have been unable to determine why Grooms' vehicle crossed the median. Route 295 was closed for about four hours. All lanes reopened around 7 p.m. mobile users tap here for photos

LANSDOWNE, Md. —

A mother was killed and her two children were injured after police said her vehicle veered across a median and struck oncoming traffic Friday afternoon in Anne Arundel County.

The multi-vehicle crash happened on Route 295.

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The victim has been identified as Katherine K. Grooms, 41, of Fort Washington. She was pronounced dead at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Her children, Stephen, 9, and Gabril, 1 month, were taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in unknown condition.

A second driver injured, Eric Hause, 50, of Severn, was taken to Harbor Hospital, where he is still undergoing treatment. A third driver, identified as Jakin Rankin, 33, of Lanham, said he was not injured but his three children, Elijah, 5, Serena, 8, and Javiah, 10, were taken to St. Agnes Hospital.

The preliminary investigation indicates Grooms was driving a 2008 Honda Accord southbound on Rt. 295 when, for unknown reasons, her car veered across the grass median and entered the fast lane of northbound Route 295.

Hause was driving a 2010 Freightliner box truck northbound on Route 295 when the Honda entered his lane. The Honda and truck struck head-on. The box truck rolled onto its side and struck a northbound 2004 Buick driven by Rankin, police said.

Two other vehicles traveling northbound were struck by debris from the initial crash. The drivers of those vehicles were not injured, and those two vehicles were eventually driven from the scene.

Police said Grooms was wearing a seat belt, as was her 9-year-old son. The infant was secured in a child safety seat. Investigators have been unable to determine why Grooms' vehicle crossed the median.

Route 295 was closed for about four hours. All lanes reopened around 7 p.m.